Images: Controlled Burns Conducted On Oil In Gulf

The U.S. Coast Guard, working in partnership with BP PLC, local residents and other federal agencies, conduct "in situ burn" to aid in preventing the spread of oil following the April 20 explosion on the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon.

Thousands of California acres are ablaze as firefighters battle at least 21 wildfires throughout the state. While many of those fires are small or mostly contained, the wind and heat that are spreading the Rocky Fire in Northern California -- and the...